'Where Are the 25 Old Shops in Gyeonggi?'... Gyeonggi-do Storybook Published

Cover of 'Connecting the Memories of Old Shops in Gyeonggi' published by Gyeonggi Province

Gyeonggi Province has published a book titled "Gyeonggi Nopo, Connecting Memories," which contains stories of 25 selected Gyeonggi Nopo (old shops) from last year.

Gyeonggi Province has been promoting a Nopo discovery project since last year to uncover old shops unique to Gyeonggi with its own sentiment and stories, and to develop them as representative content for lifestyle tourism.

The 25 selected Gyeonggi Nopo include the Donggwang Theater, a single-screen theater with 300 seats opened in 1963 in Saengyeon-dong, Dongducheon City, and Anilok in Anseong City, which has been serving Seolleongtang and other dishes for four generations since its establishment in 1920.

Gyeonggi Province will accept applications in March to additionally select representative Gyeonggi Nopo that have a socially positive influence.

The selected Gyeonggi Nopo will receive abundant benefits such as ▲content production utilizing influencers like YouTube creators ▲education to strengthen business capabilities including use of tourism content ▲production and installation of Gyeonggi Nopo signboards ▲production of storybooks ▲development of courses linked to local tourism resources.

In particular, Gyeonggi Province will promote various programs and events such as operating a Gyeonggi Nopo tourism program with a "Newtro" (reinterpreting old things with modern value) concept, Gyeonggi Nopo visit weeks, and stamp tours to revitalize Gyeonggi Nopo.

A Gyeonggi Province official stated, "While last year focused on discovering ‘Gyeonggi Nopo,’ this year we will systematically nurture them and utilize them as representative content for lifestyle tourism."

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